The idea of renting a private home instead of a hotel room for a vacation is an idea whose time has come, and there are few places where it is more acceptable and enjoyable than in Merida and the surrounding areas. Visitors to the city of Merida love the idea of experiencing a colonial or modern home, with gardens, pool and home amenities, as a base for exploring the area\u2019s attractions. On the beach, few if any hotels or B&B\u2019s can match the conveniences, space and blessed solitude of renting a waterfront vacation home.
\nAs consultants to expatriates in Merida, we have worked with various clients who rent out their homes as vacation rentals, and we have experienced the benefits and the pitfalls. What we have learned is that proper preparation and planning is the best marketing tool you can have if you want a home that is easily rented and rented repeatedly. The same kind of planning, coupled with vigilant property management, allows you as the owner to enjoy the fruits of your vacation rentals without experiencing undue problems in the process.<\/p>\n
Preparing Your Home<\/strong><\/p>\n You may already be living in and enjoying the home you plan to rent, or you may just be in the process of renovating or building it. In either case, specific preparations should be made with future renters in mind.<\/p>\n Building Your Home to Rent<\/strong> Preparing Your Existing Home for Rental in the Yucatan<\/strong> In the Yucatan, here are a few specific suggestions:<\/p>\n Visitors Guide<\/strong> This type of guide might include:<\/p>\n Be sure to review the Visitor\u2019s Guide every six months or so to be sure it is up to date.<\/p>\n For more information please see our article about managing and marketing your vacation rental home<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n YES Services<\/strong> If you don\u2019t live here full-time, you may have considered making your Yucatan home available to travelers visiting on vacation. Here are a few general hints and some Yucatan-specific things to watch out for…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1842,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[140],"class_list":["post-20","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-professional-services","tag-professional-services"],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n
\nThere are a few design decisions that you can make when you are building your home that will make renting it in the future easier for you and more enjoyable for your renters.<\/p>\n\n
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\nThere are many things you can do to prepare a lovely and welcoming home for travelers. At the end of this article, we provide links to more details to remember for anyone in the world preparing a vacation rental.<\/p>\n\n
\nA personalized visitors guide for the house is always a welcome addition to a vacation rental home. Visitors usually arrive after having read travel guidebooks or websites, but a guide that is specific to the house is extremely useful.<\/p>\n\n
\nYucatan Expatriate Services (YES) provides vacation home preparation and property management as one of our services. We have bilingual \u201cfeet on the ground\u201d to watch your property, manage repairs and upgrades, greet , monitor and provide services to guests. In addition, we can provide you with accounting, legal and website professionals so that you can establish your vacation rental home and business here in a responsible and professional manner, avoiding future problems by doing things right the first time.
\nFor more information, please contact YES<\/a> <\/strong>today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"